Window-screen.



.l. E. TAYLOR.

WINDOW SCREEN. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 19. ms.

Patented Nov. 23, 1915. Y

llllJilll ll||J JOHN EvANs TAYLOR, or CAMDEN, OHIO, ASSIGNOR orONE-THIRD To J. F. KNEPPER, or WHITE WATER, INDIANA, AND ONE-THIRD r0 r.E. TAYLOR, or CAMDEN, 01110.

WINDOW-SCREEN.

Specification of Letters Patent. v

Patented Nov. 23, 1915.

1 b all whomit may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN EVANS TAYLOR, a citizen of the United States,residing at Camden, in the county of Preble and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Window-Screens, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates to window screens which are so constructed thatthey are removable from their operative position in a window frame.

In this connection the main object of my invention resides in providinga structure whereby the screen itself may be adjusted two ways, that is,as regards its width dimension and its height dimension. This result Iaccomplish by a peculiar construction of slide strip forming two sidesof each of the various sections, these slide strips being soformed thatthe complemental strips will interlock in such manner to prevent allrelative movements except longitudinally.

My invention also resides in providing a structure whereby this screenmay be readily attached to practically any type of window frame.

The preferred embodiment of my invention is shown in the accompanyingsheet of drawings, in which similar characters of reference designatecorresponding parts, and in which: I

Figure 1 is a face view of my screen shown a sembled. the broken linesrepresenting the same in extended position, Fig. 2 represents anapplication of my invention, Fig. 3 is a view in perspective showing aportion of the guide strips used by me, Fig. 4 is a view in crosssection of my screen showing the same held in elevated position, and,Fig. 5 is a view in perspective of a spring clip used by me. I

In these drawings, the screen proper is shown as being formed of fourrectangular sections designated 1, these sections being of the usualscreen material and being provided with edgings or edge strips 2 alongtwo edges of each section. The remaining two edges designated 3 areprovided with slide strips, these strips being practically U-shape insection, as is shown in Fig. 4, although one leg of one of thesesections is preferably bent inwardly to present an angle as is shown at4 to lie in a substantially central plane with respect to the slidestrips as a whole. It is to this inwardly bent portion .,that the screenitself is attached. The similar leg of the other slide strip whichtelescopes or slides within the one just previously described is bent toassume the shape designated at 5 to form a means of attachment of itsscreen section. By refer-ring particularly to Fig. 4, it will be notedthat these slide strips are so formed that the complemental stripsinterlock with each other to permit relative movement only in alongitudinal direction and it is by means of this structure of slidestrip that my screen is permitted a width adjustment as well as a heightadjustment. In order that the various screen sections may be held inclose relation with each other, I find it desirable to insert small glipfasteners after the manner shown at 6 in Figs. 1 and 2, this being done,however, after the screen sections have been properly adjusted to thewindow.

In order that my screen may be so mounted as to be capable of verticalmovement in a window framework, I have provided U-shaped guide stripsdesignated 7 and 8, the guide strips for the side of the window framebeing preferably made of the two sections in order that the same lengthof guide strips may be adapted to window frames of various heights.These guide strips are designed to be attached to the window frameworkthrough apertures such as shown at 9 or the brads or screws may bedriven directly through the metal itself; The section 8 is preferablyprovided with overlapping ears bent down to the form shown at 10 inorder that, the adjoining ends of the two sections forming each guidestrip may always be maintained in alinement.

I have provided a resilient clip of the nature shown in detail in Fig. 5in the event that it isdesired to maintain the screen in an elevatedposition. This clip is provided with a pair of bent ends 12 adapted tobe driven into the window at any desired position, but so arranged thatthe inwardly bent portion 13 thereof will lie in the path of travel ofthe screen itself. When the screen is pushed up to assume the positionshown in Fig. 4, the inwardly bent portions 4 of the slide strips willrest upon the shelfportions 14 of this clip and thus it will be apparentthat the screen as a whole may be held in this elevated position. Whenit is desired to lower the same, the'clip is manually forced out ofengagement with the screen and the same then slides down into loweredposition, it being understood that it is always held confined within theguide strips 7 and 8. K

From the foregoin it will be apparent that I have provide a screencapable of adjustment in two directions. This enables me to fitpractically any size of window now in use and also permits'me to adjustthe amount of screened opening desired.

What I claim, is: A collapsible screen tangular sections, each section,

comprising four recedgings on two sides of slide strips on theremainingheight, and a spring clip located adjacent the upper end .of the windowframe arranged to hold the screen in elevated position. f

In testimony whereof} aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN EVANS TAYLOR.

Witnesses:

M. A. BAR-NET, H. C. ORUCHV.

